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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
A Big Crop of Weddings

Reliable rumor predicts greater than usual
number of weddings during the fall and winter
season, an indication of prosperity surely We
are in proper trim for just such occasions and
would ask personal inspection of the multitude
nous articles, ornamental and decorative. with
which our stOreroomS are crowded. We point
with pleasure to our immense array of Solid
Silver and Plated Ware suitable for wedding
presents, rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome
Statuary, and bric-a-brac generally. Our line
of bronze ornaments is brilliant in itself and
throughout may be found a thousand valuable
novelties suitable and appropriate as souvenirs
and keepsakes. In Diamonds, ,Jewelry and
Watches, it is impossible in limited space to
speak intelligibly. Suffice it to say that not
even the famous ''ritfanys" can outrival us in
beauty and careful selection of our stock Prices
have been made to suit the times, and we offer
our representative stock on its merits and stake
our reputation on the result. Our engraving
department is carefully conducted and all work
in this line is ariStically executed. We are
always pleased to snow visitors through our
stock, even though they may not be ready to
buy, as we feel that our establishment is one of
the sights" of the city, and il is always ''exhi-
bition day to the public Respectfully,
NJ STERHBERG 157 Broughton street
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
THE TRAVEL TO MACON.

More Tickets Sold Yesterday Than on
the First Day of the Piedmont.
The State Fair will open at Macon to-day.
The sale of excursion tickets by the Central
and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroads began yesterday, and the
morning trains carried up a good crowd.
The Central sold more tickets yesterday for
Macon than it did for Atlanta on the open
ing day of the exposition there, and the
number of inquiries points to big travel
during the week. Last nights train went
out with three sleepers, of which two were
Pullmans. The East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia also runs Pullmans on all its
Macon trains,
Savannah is interested in the success of the
State Fair, and will be well represented.
Its exhibits will not make much of show
ing, but its visitors will. The veterans will
60 up tomorrow, and also the Chatham
Gun Club in event the Atlanta club accepts
its challenge TO shoot for the Interstate
medal, on Wednesday, which it probably
will. The gun club contest will be one of
the features of the fair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
The Art of Dressing Well.

Eternal vigilance is the price of other
things besides liberty. 1t is part of the
price we have paid for our success as Cloth
iers. Wemake your wants our daily study;
TO meet them fully, cheaply and promptly
our daily task, to avoid other clothiers mis-
takes our daily endeavor. The result of
this combined labor and study is a stock of
just such Clothing as you want, at just
such prices as you want to pay, and in just
such assortment as you'll want to select
from. 1t is self-evident that our methods
suit the good people of this city. Buyers
have plain sailing here, and the boy or child
is just as safe as the best expert in the city.
Our sole aim is to hold the high place in
the public estimation that we have at
tanned by "a conservative system of fair
dealing. We don't ask you to believe any
thing. THE building speaks for the
builder"
We only ask a careful survey of our
Clothing Underwear, Neck
wear, stylish fall Hats and Furnishings
Every inspection is a sale; it can't be other
wise with the tangible evidences presented.
SIMON MITCHELL,
The Golden Arm, 159 Broughton street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

DeKalb Lodge No. o, l. o. o. F., meets
this evening.
Georgia Tent, order of Rechabites will
meet tonight.
Calanthe Lodge K of p, will hold a
regular meeting tonight
There were two arrests for fighting, one
interfering with an officer, and six for dis
orderly conduct yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association will he held next Sun
day, probably at the Baptist Church.
The Savannah Floral and Art Associa-
ton will meet tonight at Armory Hall, to
arrange its fall exhibition, which will take
place next month.
A negro named Alfred Murray was
arrested last night for assaulting Jacob
Hendricks with Ratchet on Sept. 10. Muir
ray has not been seen in town since the
assault
Bishop A. M. Wayman of the African M
E. Church, is in Savannah, and preached
at St James church yesterday morning,
and at st. Phillips on New street last night
Bishop Wayman has been in Florida, and
is on his way North, to his home in Balti-
more.
A nuisance has been reported on Little
Jones street, west of West Broad. A dead
cat has been lying there for several days
The sCavenger, a resident of the neighbor-
hood states, has passed at least dozen
times, and though his attention has been
called to it, the carcass is still there, to the
annoyance and discomfort Of the neighbors
and passers-by.
The services in many of the churches,
particularly among the colored congrega-
tions, were considerably disturbed last
night by the alarm sounded for the fire on
the steamship Sylvia. A part of the con
gregation at st. Phillips African Methodist
Episcopal church, where Bishop Wayman
was preaching, left the service and hurried
out of doors The pastor assured the con
gregation that there was no danger, that
the fire was a long ways off, but the major
the preacher in the middle Of his sermon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
POINTS ABOUT POSTAGE.
The New Regulations Still Causing
Much Confusion.


The recent rulings of the Post Office De-
partment in regard to second, third and
fourth-class mail matter are still causing
a good deal of confusion. The MORNING
NEWS some time ago printed the substance
of the new regulations, but there is a good
deal of misconception yet in regard to
them. The Departments rulings in fun are
gwen below, and will inform those inter
ested as to the action taken by postmasters
concerning the matter:
| On second and fourth class matter the depart
ment has ruled that, in addition to the super
scription, no printing or writing other than
what is specifically permitted by sections 3o6,
37l and 372 can be allowed except an ordinary
return request or some equivalent form or re-
quest and the word patented with the date
of patent, If the envelope, wrapper, label, tag
or case, used in transmitting the matter be a
patented article. Any other printing or writing
such matter will subject it TO the letter rates
of postage.
To save the owners Of envelopes, etc, the loss
of such of them as have been already prepared
for use in transmitting second or fourth class
matter and which bear uDpermssbe printing,
the department will consent to admit such
articles to the mails without subjecting the mat
ter in them to other than the regular rate OF
postage; provided, that all unauthorized print
ing be completely obterated with a pen or in
some other effective matter.
Thrd-cass matter may contain no writing
367 of the postal regulations, but il may bear
any printing that the sender chooses TO place
upon it, not in the nature of personal CORE
spondence, not prohibited by the second para
graph of section 1857, and not of such character
rs TO render the matter unavailable regardless of
it's class such, for example, relates TO lotte y
business, or Is obscene etc.
Return requests may be either in the form of
direct request to return, or a request to the
postmaster to hold until return postage can be
sent The business or occupation of the sender
must be excluded from the return request.
Second paragraph of section 1867 reads: The
words please send OUT or post up, or other
similar directions or requests not part of the
address, nor necessary to delivery, cannot be
written or printed upol the wrapper of pack
age of third-cass matter without subjecting it
TO firstcass rates, as prescribed in section 375.
The words personal or ITO be called for and
return requests or other directions as to deliv-
cry, forwarding or return, are deemed part of
the address and permissible.
Section 81, regarding fourth-class matter,
says the sender may write or print his own
name and address on such matter preceded by
the word FROM also the number and names
of articles contained in said package, and also
may write, print, mark, name, letter, label or
tag said package, but only in such manner
that IL will enable him to identify IT,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
CHARLEsToNs DAYS DoINas.
Events and Occurrences in South
Carolina's City by the Sea.


Arrangements have been perfected for
the re-opening services of Bethel church.
Rev C. $. Vedder pastor of the Hugue-
not Church, has returned from a tour of
Europe.
The inner buoy, red that went adrift
from South Bar, Charleston harbor, has
been replaced.
The Phosphate Commission Of the South
Carolina Legislature has partially finished
its inspection of the fields and works at
Charleston, and is now at Beaufort. They
will return to Charleston in day or two
-Four hundred and seventy-two bales of
cotton, part of the cargo of the British
steamship Bothal, damaged by fire on Oct.
IA, We're sold at auction Saturday. The
bidding was spirited. The lot was sold for
an aggregate of 50, 1883, an average Of $40 25
per bale.
A party of colored brethren and sisters on
their way home from "class meeting, passed
st. Michael's church the other night while
the church choir was practicing When
they reached the shadow of the ancient
portico a long deep musical peal rolled out
suddenly on the still night air from the
organ within the church. 1t bore wonder
full resemblance to the distant moan of an
approaching earth tremor, and the party
in the street, mistaking it for such,
made a break for the middle of the road
way, calling out to each other that Judg-
ment Day was upon them. When the organ
prelude was at an end and the choir began
to sing they ceased their lamentations
and resumed their way in solemn but very
thankful silence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
FOUND IN A CATTLE GUARD.
The Body of White Infant Hidden in
a Ditch.

DITCH.
Justice Molina, acting Coroner in the alb
sence of Capt. Dixon, was called yesterday
to investigate the finding of the body of a
dead infant under a cattle guard on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway, in
the southeastern part of the city.
James Thomas, a colored lad, was walk
ing along the track near the crossing south
of Kiesling's nursery, and saw paper box
lying under the crossties. He got down to
see what it contained, and found The body
of a newly-born white child. wrapped in
some pieces of cloth, evidently cast off
clothing. He reported the matter, and
Justice Molina and DR.. r. b. Harris,
who accompanied the Acting Coroner
by his request, went out to the spot
where the body was found, and made an
investigation.
The body had evidently been placed under
the track some time during Saturday night
or early yesterday morning, 1t might have
been thrown from a passing train, or it
might have been put there by parties think
ing that it would not be found, and if it
was, that it would look as though it had
been thrown from train. There was no
mark on the clothing and nothing to iden-
tify the infant. The only clue was the
mark, London Plain Balmoral,n on the
end of the box in which the body was found.
The box was a shoe box, and had dealers
private Ipark on one end of it. 1t was
taken charge of by the Acting Coroner, and
may furnish clew to the parentage of the
child An inquest was decided unnecessary,
and Justice Molina issued certificate and
directed the burial of the body
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
THE STORY OF THE AMYKos.
How Long Must the Vessel Remain al
Quarantine2

SAVANNAH, Oct. 22.--EditOr Morning
Menus. What is going on below the city, at
quarantine? Let us review the situation,
from time to time, and see how carefully
the commerce of the city is being cared for
by our Sanitary Board.
The Amykos, nOtO at quarantine, has lain
there with another healthy crew--the I'M
happy healthy crews-for forty-four days.
Does it strike you that that is fast getting
on to ttUo months.
The Amykos, with cargo of rum and
cocoanuts left st. Jago de Cuba august D.,
1SS7-mark the month-and arrived at
quarantine Sept. 8, 1887. Thirty-four days
on her passage, little over one month.
She had clean bill of health. Her crew Is,
and has been in good health. She came
tried to come into this port in distress.
Think of it, Recklessly plunging into the
jaws of the Savannah quarantine IN DIS
treSS Alas Alasl
The captains of the different vessels who
have their homes at our quarantine have
visited her freely. Those same captains
have been allowed to come up to the city,
and some are with us now. But what OF
the Amykos, and her captain and her crew!
In response to an inquiry as to when the
ship would be allowed to come up to the
city, the Mayor, under date of Sept. Is,
1887, replies; II refer you to the last clause
of section 9, and to section II of the quar-
antine ordinance" Therefore there is little
hope of the Amykos' coming up until Nov.
l, or it may be until frost.
She has been at quarantine already forty
four days. One would think that long
enough, but she may have to remain until
Nov. 1, or perhaps frost or, in other words,
she must lie at the mouth of our river three
to four months. Is it not a shame to call
that quarantine 2 Is it quarantine ? Is it
not blockade ! Is it not commercial de-
struction and commercial humiliation to
thus treat vessels visiting our port Can
we, with impunity, continue to keep vessels
with healthy crews waiting at the mouth of
the river three or four months Is there
any other port that dares to trifle with her
shipping interests in that way1 The writer
makes bold to answer none. FAIR PLAY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
At Estill's.

SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS,
Sporting Life, Sporting Times, Sporting
News, Harper's Monthly for November,
Railroad Guide, American Field, Forest and
Stream, Horseman, Christian Herald, Truth
Seeker, Boston Investigator, AS In a
Looking Glass, Town Topics, Arkan-
saw Traveller, Boston Globe, Boston
Herald, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
can, New York Herald, World, Sun,
Times, Tribune, Star, Atlanta Constitution,
Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph,
Florida Times Union, Jacksonville News
Herald, New Orleans Times Democrat,
New Orleans Picayune, Charleston News
and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette, Cincinnati Enquirer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
The Beau Ideal of a Family Medic

remedy which promptly and completely re
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Taking it ''all round, the phrase is, there is
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Nor is it less highly esteemed by the medical
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berless testimonials from professional sources
of irrefragable authenticity evince its merit.
The demand for it abroad, no less than in the
land of its discovery, is certainly increasing,
time and experience OF its beneficent effects
confirming tie high opinion originally formed
Of il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24

DAVID DAYS SHOOTS SAM ROBIN
SON AT BUzzARD ISLAND.
A Negroes Unprovoked Assault Upon

A Negroes Unprovoked Assault Upon
A Nine-Year Old Boy-Shot With His
Own Gun-The Lads Wounds Like
ly to Prove Fatal-Officers After
Days.
David Days, a colored man, shot Sam
Robinson, a little 9-year-old colored boy in
the face with shot gun loaded with No. 9
shot at Brommells place on Big Buzzard Is
land Saturday afternoon. The shots entered
both eyes and the left eye will be per-
manently injured The boys face was
badly disfgured No cause or provocation
for the shooting was reported. From the
boys statement and that Of his sister Mary,
who witnessed it, the shooting was simply
wanton act
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
The circumstances attending the case, as
related by the boy and his sister, are these:
The parents of the children had gone to an
other island on a visit, leaving the three
children, Sam, Mary and Crissie, in charge
of the place. They cautioned them not to
allow anybody on the place except to get
water, and that intruders must leave as soon
as they got the water. Days was in boat
with a white man named Edward King.
ne DOdJ WIS dUtuOiGtl OlI bLG anu
Days went ashore, ostensibly for water. The
boy, Robinson, met him with shotgun and
told HIM that his father did not allow any
poaching on the place, and that if he wanted
water he could get it, but he must leave the
place as soon as he could.
WANTED TO SEE THE GUN.
Days asked the boy to let him see the gun,
aud the boy handed it over to him. About
this time some boys on another part of the
place began squealing, and young Sam
started off to find out the cause, when Days
remarked that he would take sight. The
boy, being a few steps from him, stopped
and turned half way around when Days
fired. The boy received the full charge in
his face, and fell on his knees and face. His
assailant claimed that the boy shot himself,
which the latter denied, and his sister cor
roborated his denial
RETURNED TO HIS BOAT.
After the shooting, Days went back
aboard the boat and started for the Cattle
Park, near Montgomery Crissie Robinson,
the sister, rowed down to Green Island for
help, and the boy was brought into the city
yesterday in a wagon, and taken to the City
dispensary, where physician was called to
dress his wounds He was afterward sent
to the Georgia InfImary. His attending
physician says that the boys wounds are
very serious, and may prove fatal. An
ante-mortem affidavit was taken by Justice
Molina, and a warrant will be issued this
morning, and an officer will be sent out to
arrest DAYS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
LAMPS AND CHINA

At Crockery House of Jas. s. Silva &
Son.
Gas is good, and electricity is good, but
for reading and sewing there is no light SC
pleasant to the eye as that from good oil
lamp. We have now in store a complete
line of Lamps of every description; our
Parlor Hanging and Stand Lamps are un-
usually pretty, at reasonable prices.
CHINA AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Dinner, Breakfast and Tea Sets, small,
large, and also in separate pieces. The
decorated ware is very low priced this sea-
son. Granite Iron Pots, Pans and Kettles,
Shovel and Tongs. Coal Holds and Vases,
Tenders and Fire Dogs. Come and see us.
JAS. S. SILVA 81 Son.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

Chief Engineer Simmons, for the German
bondholders of the Brunswick and Western
road, has written a letter stating that the
bondholders have agreed to expend $500, 900
in improving the road and equipping it
with needed rolling stock. 1t was further
stated that the money would be available
at once, and that Mr.. Simmons would be in
Brunswick at an early day. to inaugurate
the work Of improvement with as little de-
lay as possible.
President Williamson says that no de-
cision has been made in regard to the award
ing of the contract for the building of the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad.
The bids have all been forwarded to New
York, and decision will be rendered early
this week. 1t is intended to have the entire
line from Chattanooga via Rome, Cedar
town and TallapooSa to Bowdon, under CON
tract within the next few days, and it is ex-
pected to have the line from Bowdon to
Columbus under contract in a short time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
WIGS AND GOWNS.
Peculiarities of Legal Practice in Eu-
ropean Countries.
From the Washington Star

IOpSdu
From the Washington Star
At the nineteenth annual opening of the
law college of National University, Mr..
Thomas Wilson delivered an address be-
fore the students on the ''Peculiarities of Law
and Practice in Some of the European
Countries. y
The English judges, he said, wear black
silk gowns similar to those worn by our
Supreme Court Judges. They wear huge
white-horse wigs, curled and full bottomed
The lawyers wear similar gown and wig,
except the latter finishes in queue. The
judges and lawyers of France and Belgium
wear a similar dress, except the higher
courts OF France, i'll which the cap and
gown are scarlet A court room in Holland
was described, and the executioners swords,
one of which is now i'll the National Mu-
scum. Mr.. Wilson described the manner of
execution in France and the setting up and
working of the guillotine. He showed how
a criminal trial was conducted in France,
particularly the Interrogation of the &C
cused by the president OF the court. He ar
gued against the secret examination of the
accused made by the Judge dtnStruction,
and the public Interrogation by the presi-
dent. But he also argued against the
American system of shielding ehe accused
from any examination. He advocated
middle course as best calculated to convict
the guilty and clear the innocent-to COM
pei the accused to give testimoney in public
before the magistrate or Police Court i'm
mediately upon his arrest, and also on his
trial the examination to be conducted by
the District Attorney. He said our law is too
tender toward the criminal. Certainty
rather than severity, but celebrity with
either was desired Why not take the best
evidence TO elicit the truths Who knows
better than the accused whether he be guilty
or innocent. Then why not examine him
as a witness! If he is innocent he will be
glad to testify; if he is guilty why should he
not be compelled to? II the law has any
right to punish the guilty, why should it not
have the right to examine him as witness
against himself. The prohibition was orig
mated to prevent the torture of criminals
to force a confession. Times have changed
since then. There is no danger now. Mr..
Wilson gave descriptions of notaries,
marriage contracts, assaults, duels and lot
teries, and finished with comparison of
European and United States systems of law
education.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
The Lovers Lane Shooting.

Nothing more was learned yesterday of
the shooting, that occurred in Lovers Lane,
and the identity of both the victim and
his assailant is yet undiscovered. The in
juries of the man who was hurt were pro-
badly not very serious, as he was able to
drive home from the scene of the ARRAY If
he had been dangerously wounded it is
likley that something morewould have been
heard of it Yesterday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
T denotes trace OF rainfall.
G. n. SALISBURY Signal Corps.
What IT. TG

P. P. P. is the great remedy for all
blood and skin diseases. 1t is fine prepar-
alton, containing all the best known vege-
table Tonics and Blood Purifying Remedies,
Prickly Ash, Poke Root. Queens Delight
and Sarsaparilla, with the Iodide of Potas-
SUM added 1t is not tea, but is made by
the percolation process, and is a certain cure
for rheumatism, scrofula, skin diseases and
all conditions of the system requiring a
powerful tonic and blood purifier.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-24
To Escort the Veterans.

The Savannah Cadets will tender their
services as an escort to the Confederate
Veterans Association on the occasion of the
departure of the latter for Macon to-mor-
row night. Gen. McLaws, President of the
association, has accepted the courtesy. The
Cadets are a veteran organization itself,
having been one of the companies compos-
ing the old 54th Georgia regiment.